Pregledni rad
The first recognition of Croatian state and international subjecitivity of the Holy See
Branimir Čečuk
; Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova i europskih integracija Republike Hrvatske
Sažetak
This paper deals with the first recognition of the Croatian State and the issues relating to the international legal personalty of the Holy See, with particular respect to the position of the Pope. Namely, Croatia was first recognized through a blessing of Pope John VIII bestowed on Croatian Prince Branimir in an epistle dated June 7th 879 (»to our dear son«).
Since the recognition of a State is a unilateral act arising from the legal capacity of a subject in terms of international law, this paper has raised the is sues of the international legal personality of the popes in the early Middle Ages and to day, as well as other entities related to the phenomenon of the Church, i.e., the Holy See, the Vatican City and the Catholic Church. In this connection, the author argues that the Holy See and the Vatican City State are the subjects of international law, unlike the Catholic Church and the Pope (nowa days).
Ključne riječi
Croatian state hood; international recognition of a state; the Holy See; international law
Hrčak ID:
135297
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.12.2007.
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